You must internalize the fact that you can get things done just by talking to people. These days I rarely commit code but influence the direction of code with 1:1s and coaching. My biggest suggestion would be to shift your focus to the broader picture. Think of process improvement as your primary job. You now have the power to remove toil from the lives of your direct reports' day to day so seek out ways to do so and you will have increased the productivity of your team by a large multiple even with a small improvement.